Google Drops Revamped Chrome OS on Newer, Faster Chromebooks

If you have n’t paid attention to Google ’s Chrome OS in for a while , you might not recognize it aftertoday ’s update : the swarm - based OS UI has been revamped and new functionality like multitouch trackpad support was add . coincide with that release is an updated Samsung Series 5 Chromebook , and a Series 3 Chromebox . The accent here is almost unique : f number , speed , stop number .

The update type O has a novel app - focused user port , which permit you choose which program you use most often for easier memory access . Google Drive will serves as their data warehousing system , and deep integration should be coming in the next few weeks . Also included is a revamped media participant and a brand Modern exposure editor and uploader , along with remote desktop reenforcement for both Windows and Mac , so you ’re never too far forth from your main machine . to boot , Chrome OS now endorse hardware - accelerated graphics .

And then there ’s the new hardware . According toThe Verge , the Chromebook has a 1.3GHz twofold - essence Intel Celeron 867 processor and 4 GB of RAM to go with a 12.1 - inch , 1200×800 video display , multitouch trackpad , wi - fi and 3 G , 2 USB 2.0 port , a 4 - in-1 card reader , and more than eight hours of battery living . The Chromebox is a diminutive boxwood with a 1.9GHz Intel Celeron B840 processor and 4 GB of RAM , dual - band Wifi , 6 USB 2.0 ports , Gbit ethernet , and 2x DisplayPort++ for an HDMI , DVI , or VGA connection . And it ’s deserving noting that despite their Celeron designation , Google articulate the computers are part of the Sandy Bridge family and are about three times faster thantheir predecessor . [ Google ]